As the August 2nd deadline looms closer, the House hit another roadblock on the road to increase the federal debt limit. ... "There is not support in the House for a tax increase, and I don't believe now is the time to raise taxes in light of our current economic situation. ... Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke fear that if the August 2nd deadline is not met with an increase in the nation's debt ceiling, the U.S. could possibly default on its debts, which could convulse financial markets and lead to renewed recession (Lightman)....

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Last year, in light of the rising oil prices and faced with an even weaker economy and revolts in Libya, Obama agreed to consent to the sale of 60 million barrels of oil from the emergency reserves. Prices immediately turned down in June and continued to decrease in July and August before beginning to rise again (Landler)....

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Bush The Puppet Master In light of the tragic events of September 11th, there has been an abundance of criticism surrounding President George W. ... There are incidents that occurred in the Fall of 2001 that showed Bush in a different light "as a human and not as an unapproachable, privileged superpower. ... According to his national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, George Bush was told in his daily intelligence briefing on August 6th that Osama Bin Laden might use terrorist hijackings to attack the United States. ...

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